American Buckeye vs Dotty Inkcap

Aesculus glabra compared with Coprinopsis laanii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Dotty Inkcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Coprinopsis
Species	Aesculus glabra	Coprinopsis laanii

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Dotty Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Dotty Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Dotty Inkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.